Medford Arts Council
Established in 1980, the Medford Arts Council works to bring high-quality cultural programming to the community, increase public access to Medford’s many cultural assets, and promote favorable conditions for our creative economy.
On an annual cycle we offer grants to artists, writers, performers, instructors, and cultural organizations seeking to engage the Medford public. We also help sponsor new public arts and humanities initiatives in Medford.
The funds we distribute are an annual allocation from the Massachusetts Cultural Council through their Local Cultural Council program. The Council also receives funding from the City of Medford.
The Council funds public events like the Arts Across Medford festival, Circle the Square, and West Medford Open Studios, as well as dozens of concerts, classes, field trips, performances, and other activities in disciplines including dance, theater, music, science, history, literature, craft and design, and the visual arts.
Contact
medfordartscouncil@gmail.com
781-393-2454
Address
85 George P. Hassett Drive
Medford, MA 02155-3299
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Application Information
FY24 Allocation
$35,100
FY24 Local Priorities
Information not provided
FY24 Local Guidelines
Information not provided
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Direct Grants
FY23 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Arlington Jazz Festival, Inc. | Educational Music Series for Seniors | $1,500 | Arts Collaborative Medford | Community Arts Center | $5,000 | Brereton, Laura | Brooks Elementary School 3rd Grade Songwriting Project | $1,000 | Bybell, Brett | Original Trivia Game Show Event for Seniors | $450 | CACHE in Medford, Inc. | Circle the Square | $5,000 | CACHE in Medford, Inc. | Mystic River Celebration | $5,000 | Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library | Intro to Improv Workshop for Teens | $1,500 | Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library | Inside the Telegraph Club with Malinda Lo | $1,250 | Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library | Chinese Calligraphy Workshop for Teens | $400 | Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library | Needle Felting Workshops for Teens | $650 | City Lights, Inc. | Narrative Crossings: Exploring Identity, Community, and Voice with Local Youth | $2,000 | Clark, John | Tuning into History: Understanding American History Through its Music | $600 | Cokkinias, Peter | NOTEWORTHY SCHOLARS | $3,000 | Daniel, Don | The Just A Minute Festival | $500 | Dickson, Glenn | Dreams & Meditations | $1,200 | Discovery Museum, Inc. | Open Door Connections | $300 | Doherty, Monique | Arts in Space and Time WMOS | $4,028 | Fagan, Jonathan | Medford Jazz Festival | $2,000 | Flejter, Anita J. | Improve Your Partnership - Learn to Communicate through tango | $5,480 | Greater Boston Stage Company | Discounted Tickets to Theatre for Medford Students and Seniors | $1,000 | Hart, Francis | The “Me” Decade - A Cultural Review of the 1970s Through Music | $350 | Hurlbut, Steven M. | Jumpin' Juba Senior Concert | $350 | Jirmanus Saba, Mary | Unsettling Massachusetts | $3,650 | Juventas Music, Inc. | Juventas Medford Series | $2,000 | Lewis, Jennifer | At Home in Medford | $6,700 | Lin, Jessica | Chamber Music-Making with Fireside Ensemble | $2,280 | Medford Community Chorale, Inc. | “From Brahms to Broadway” - Medford Community Chorale & Youth/Young Adult Spring Concert | $1,500 | Medford Council on Aging | Medford Multi Media Cultural Exchange | $2,338 | Medford Historical Society | A Murder at Harvard Medical School: The Disappearance of Dr. George Parkman | $375 | Medford Porchfest | Medford Porchfest 2023 | $2,000 | Medford Public Schools | Connecting the Community through Art | $2,200 | Medford Recreation Department | Condon Shell Summer Concert Series | $2,000 | Missituk Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization, Inc. | Afro-Brazilian Capoeira at the Missituk School | $920 | Missituk Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization, Inc. | Ill-Style & Peace Performance at the Missituk School | $770 | Nunweiler, Alexandria | Dance & Cake: A Community Movement Project | $2,000 | Parisi, Rita | 1908 Tea | $475 | Rabin, Allison | Art for Refugees | $750 | Raelin, Melanie | Diverse Art Library for Medford Elementary Students | $1,300 | Rantisi, Tareq | World Music Concert Series : Celebrate Diverse Medford | $7,800 | Roberts Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization, Inc. | Art Night 2023 | $1,500 | Royall House Association | ASL Tours of the Royall House and Slave Quarters | $600 | Smith, Patrick | Afternoon of Brass #2 | $500 | The Delvena Theatre Company | Nun of This and Nun of That! | $625 | The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts | MCA's Arts Access with ASL: WCT’s ASL Storytime & Creativity Workshop | $1,300 | Torgerson, Mark | Kadanz Jazz | $1,120 | Virginia Thurston Healing Garden, Inc. | Writing Your Way Through Cancer | $500 | Ware, Shirley | The Art of writing Poetry and Short Stories | $1,500 | West Medford Open Studios, Inc. | West Medford Open Studios XXIII | $2,250 | Wong, Diane | Building Networks: Allies for Racial Justice | $1,500 |
